Bitossi Furniture
Italian
Like a Fellini movie, the ceramics of the famed Italian company Bitossi Ceramiche embody a creative spectrum that ranges from the playful and earthy to the high-minded and provocative. Based in Florence, Bitossi draws on craft traditions that date back to the 1500s. These find expression in Bitossi pottery that includes artisanal vintage vases and animal figures by the firm’s longtime art director Aldo Londi, as well as the colorful, totemic vessels designed by the high priest of postmodernism, Ettore Sottsass.
Bitossi was incorporated by Guido Bitossi in 1921, though the family began making art pottery in the mid-19th century. In the 1930s, Londi came aboard, bringing with him a mindset that respected time-honored craft, yet looked also to the future. On the one hand, Londi’s perspective fostered the making of Bitossi’s popular whimsical cats, owls, horses and other animal figures, hand-shaped and -carved and finished in a rich azure glaze known as “Rimini Blue.”
But with his other hand, Londi reached out to thoughtful, experimental designers such as Sottsass. After hiring Sottsass to design ceramics for his New York imports company, Raymor, American entrepreneur Irving Richards connected the Milanese design polymath to Londi, who introduced Sottsass to ceramics in the 1950s.
During that decade, some 20 years before he founded the Memphis postmodern design collective in Milan, Sottsass used the Bitossi kilns to create timeless works that manifest both primitive forms and modern geometries. In later decades, Bitossi would welcome new generations of designers, which have included such names as Ginevra Bocini and Karim Rashid.
While always looking forward, Bitossi is firm in their belief that mastery of craft is the first step towards beautiful design. As you will see from the works offered on these pages, that is a winning philosophy.
Find a collection of vintage Bitossi decorative objects, lighting and serveware on 1stDibs.
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Creator: Bitossi
Large Rare Italian Gold Ceramic Bitossi Table Lamp for Bergboms 1950s Sweden
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi, Bergboms
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
Large gold metallic glazed hand-incised ceramic table lamp by Aldo Londi, Bitossi for Bergboms Italy, Sweden around 1950s. Made in Italy for the Scandinavian market from a limited ed...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Bitossi Vase by Aldo Londi
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Midcentury pattern Vetrata vase by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Italy. Black, blue, orange, brown, grey and yellow on a brushed background.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Bitossi Table Lamps, with Custom Made Silk Shades by Rene Houben
By Bitossi, Bergboms
Located in Rijssen, NL
Exceptional set Bitossi lamps with a ceramic base with shiny metallic gold glaze. Bitossi for Bergboms, Italy, circa 1960s. With an exceptional custom made shades by René Houben. Wit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Midcentury Bitossi by Aldo Londi
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Nice vase from Bitossi by Aldo Londi. The Rimini pattern executed in glossy dark green.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic planter produced by Ceramiche Bitossi Montelupo, 70s.
By Bitossi
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Ceramic planter produced by Ceramiche Bitossi Montelupo, 70s.
Glazed ceramic, green pictorial decoration.
Each work created by Bitossi follows a very complex working process, both in...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Ceramic planter produced by Ceramiche Bitossi Montelupo, 70s.
By Bitossi
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Ceramic planter produced by Ceramiche Bitossi Montelupo, 70s.
Terracotta, pictorial decoration.
Each work created by Bitossi follows a very complex working process, both in the forma...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Ceramic planter produced by Ceramiche Bitossi Montelupo, 70s.
By Bitossi
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Ceramic planter produced by Ceramiche Bitossi Montelupo, 70s.
Terracotta, pictorial decoration.
Each work created by Bitossi follows a very complex working process, both in the forma...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Midcentury Bitossi Vase by Aldo Londi
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Midcentury pattern Vetrata vase by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Italy. Black, blue, orange, brown, grey and yellow on a brushed background.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Lamp By Aldo Londi For Bitossi - Ceramic - Ca 1960Céramique - Ca 1960
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Beautiful table lamp by Italian designer Aldo Londi produced by Bitossi in the 1960s. This glazed ceramic lamp is in Aldo Londi's reference color "Rimini Blue". It is in perfect cond...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Italian Table Lamp by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Italian ceramic table lamp by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, 1960s
Italian mid-century modern table lamp in Rimini blue glace wit...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi table lamp a pair gold ceramic Italy 1970
By Bitossi
Located in Paris, FR
pair of table lamps in gold and natural ceramic earthward made by Bitossi Italy around 1970. Price for the pair
Good condition
Lamp base height 26 cm excluding lampshade
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
1950s Italian Aldo Londi for Bitossi Ceramic Pottery Medieval Frescos Table Lamp
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in London, GB
1950s Italian designed by Aldo Londi and manufactured by Bitossi ceramic pottery table lamp base. Following some research I believe it may have originally been a candlestick but conv...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Aldo Londi Blue Ceramic Italian Centerpiece for Bitossi, 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Roma, IT
Midcentury round blue and brown ceramic centrepiece. Aldo Londi designed this fantastic piece in Italy during the 1960s for Bitossi.
This fantastic item is magnificent because the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-century Modern Bitossi Ceramic and Mosaic Bowl
By Bitossi
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
A Bitossi bowl, ceramic and mosaic glass, various colors. Small scale white glazed rectangular low bowl with mosaic glass. Signed on the bottom with numbers and Italy.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Rimini-Blue Italian Stoneware Vase with Sunflowers by Aldo Londi, Bitossi, 60s
By Bitossi
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rare rectangular Rimini-blue Stoneware vase decorated with sunflowers. Designed by Aldo Londi and manufactured in Italy by Bitossi during the 1960s. Measurements: H: 16.5 cm, W/D: ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Totem Sculpture by Karim Rashid
By Karim Rashid, Bitossi
Located in Milan, IT
This geometric sculpture evoking the elongated shape of a TOTEM, was designed by Karim Rashid in 2006 as part of a limited edition of 199 pieces. Each of the four pieces put vertical...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of White Italian Midcentury Ceramic Table Lamps by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of white Italian midcentury Ceramic table lamps by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
This stylish midcentury table lamp was designed during the 1960s by Aldo Londi and manufactured in Ita...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Set of 3 Aldo Londi Bitossi Midcentury Ceramic Vases
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Tystberga, SE
Set of 3 ceramic vases designed by Aldo Londi and manufactured by Bitossi, Italy in the 1960s. Mustard colored with strokes of brown and engraved geometric patterns. Good vintage con...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Italy Tall Slim Floor Vase Turquoise and Brown by Aldo Londi, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Tall cylindrical floor vase by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy.
The vase is made of chamotte clay and partly decorated with a geometric pattern with glossy turquoise glaze in two br...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Large Round "Rimini Blu" Wall Plate by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy, 1970s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Milan, IT
Scarce decorative wall plate by Aldo Londi for Bitossi.
The large piece features typical engraved detailed decoration of this Rimini Blu design.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Diamonds Vase by Aldo Londi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Milan, IT
This cylindrical vase in white clay is part of a limited edition of 149 pieces designed in 1961 by the then artistic director of Bitossi, Aldo Londi. The irregular surface of the vas...
Category
2010s Italian Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blue Horse, Italy, circa 1960s
By Bitossi
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous character ceramic figural horse statue - Bitossi Aldo Londi. This character statue has been made in the 1960s. Absolutely gorgeous item with mark on the body and still in ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blue Ceramic Vase, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Barcelona, ES
'Rimini blu' glazed ceramic vase designed by Aldo Londi for by Bitossi. Italy, 1960s.
This eye-catching vase is made of blue glazed ceramic with engraved patterns surrounding the central part. Its gorgeous shades of blue and the geometric design of the patterns make this vase a highly decorative piece from the Mid-Century Modern period.
To create a set.
Measures: 15,5 cm H x 9 cm diameter
About Bitossi (Manufacturer)
Like a Fellini movie, the ceramics of this famed Italian company embody a creative spectrum that ranges from the playful and earthy to the high-minded and provocative. Based in Florence, Bitossi Ceramiche draws on craft traditions that date back to the 1500s. These find expression in the artisanal vases and animal figures by the firm’s longtime art director Aldo Londi, as well as the colorful...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Pottery, Terracotta, Ceramic
Midcentury Table Lamp in Ceramic by Aldo Londi, 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Lejre, DK
Table lamp in ceramic, designed by Aldo Londi and made by Bitossi, made in Italy in the 1960s. Great original condition.
Category
1960s Italian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Pair of Italian Orange & Brown Ceramic Lamps
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this beautiful pair of Aldo Londi lamps.
Dimension: Ø 11 x H 24 cm
Please carefully look at the pictures to see the condition before purchasi...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Bitossi Table Lamps by Aldo Londi, Brown & Gold Glazed Ceramic, 1970s
By Bitossi
Located in Stockholm, SE
A rare pair of Italian ceramic table lamps by Bitossi. These lamps has beautiful circles glazed in gold and copper on a brown background. Excellent condition. Just rewired.
Please ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Gold Plate
Bitossi Rimini Blu Bull Ceramic, 1960, Italy
By Bitossi
Located in Milano, IT
Bitossi Rimini Blu bull ceramic, 1960, Italy.
Category
1960s Italian Other Vintage Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Postmodern Rimini Blue Ceramic Vase by A. Londi and F. Montelupo for Bitossi
By Aldo Londi, Flavia Montelupo, Bitossi
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
This is a Rimini blue vase from the 1970s. Made in Italy.
It was designed by Aldo Londi and produced by Flavia Montelupo, also known as Bitossi.
Bitos...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Aldo Londi Table Lamp in Ceramic for Bitossi, Italy, 1960
By Bitossi
Located in Paris, FR
Aldo Londi table lamp in ceramic for Bitossi italy 1960.
Ceramic brown and gold.
Good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blu Ceramic Vase, Italy, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Rare design by Aldo Londi for Bitossi. Rimini Blue ceramic footed vase with geometric motifs, Italy, 1960s
This stunning glazed ceramic vase has a pattern with circles in dark blue with rhombus inside in shades of green / turquoise color accented by decorative flowers.
Excellent vintage condition.
This piece is perfect as a gift idea and it could placed alone or with other 'Rimini Blu'Bitossi pieces creating a set. Display it in a cabinet or on a console table, with flowers or just as a cool decorative vase.
Measures: 22 cm height x 18 cm diameter (8,66 in height X 7,08 in diameter )
More Bitossi Aldo Londi pieces are avaliable at our 1stdibs marketplace.
About Bitossi (Manufacturer)
Like a Fellini movie, the ceramics of this famed Italian company embody a creative spectrum that ranges from the playful and earthy to the high-minded and provocative. Based in Florence, Bitossi Ceramiche draws on craft traditions that date back to the 1500s. These find expression in the artisanal vases and animal figures by the firm’s longtime art director Aldo Londi, as well as the colorful, totemic vessels designed by the high priest of postmodernism, Ettore Sottsass.
The company was incorporated by Guido Bitossi in 1921, though the family began making art pottery in the mid-19th century. In the 1930s, Londi came aboard, bringing with him a mindset that respected time-honored craft, yet looked also to the future. On the one hand, Londi’s perspective fostered the making of Bitossi’s popular whimsical animal figures, hand-shaped and -carved and finished in a rich azure glaze known as “Rimini Blue.”
But with his other hand, Londi reached out to thoughtful, experimental designers such as Sottsass. Starting in the 1950s, some 20 years before he founded the Memphis Postmodern design...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Large 27cm Abstract Ceramic Table Light by Bitossi Italy, 1970s
By Bitossi
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic table light base
Producer:
BITOSSI, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage ceramic Pottery light bas...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Vintage Engraved Ceramic Table Lamp "Siviglia" by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1963.
This is a rare and stunning table lamp by Aldo Londi for Bitossi of the series "Siviglia".
The base has three ceramic elements with engraved motifs.
The lampshad...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Fabric
Aldo Lodi and Flavia Montelupo Bitossi Rimini Blue Vase
By Bitossi
Located in Vienna, AT
Rimini blue glazed ashtray. Designed by Aldo Londi, manufactured in Italy by Bitossi Ceramiche in the 1950s. Handcrafted with hand carved geometric design in a glazed vibrant turquoi...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of 1960s Swedish Gold Ceramic Table Lamps from Bitossi by Bergboms
By Bitossi
Located in London, GB
Beautiful pair of large ceramic Bitossi lamps with hand incised decorative pattern in rich gold glaze.
Size including the shade is 73.5cm high x 35cm diameter.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Midcentury Rimini Blu Ceramic Ashtray by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Vienna, AT
Charming iconic Italian modern ceramic ashtray from the Rimini Blu series designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Italy in beutiful original condition.
The Italian Ceramic Artist Aldo Lo...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Huge Aldo Londi for Bitossi Table Lamp Blue and Brown Italian Ceramic, 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Huge vintage Bitossi ceramic table lamp designed by Aldo Londi.
The lamp foot has a geometric decoration in two wide bands glazed blue on a brown background
The lamp is made in Ita...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Black and White Reel Vase by Ettore Sottsass
By Bitossi, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Milan, IT
This vase's simple shape is complemented by its geometric decoration that features striking motifs in black on the white background of the cylindrical shape. This piece was designed ...
Category
2010s Italian Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Huge Italian Vintage Ceramic Rhimini Blue Vase Aldo Londi for Bitossi, C. 1960
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Beautiful and rare tall 30cm/12" embossed vase in vibrant 'Rhimini' blue and turquoise by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, circa 1968. A great piece of vintage, mid-century handmade Italian p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Midcentury Table Lamp in Ceramic by Aldo Londi, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Lejre, DK
Table lamp in ceramic, designed by Aldo Londi and made by Bitossi, made in Italy in the 1960s. Great original condition.
Category
1960s Italian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Midcentury square Rimini Blu Ceramic Ashtray by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Vienna, AT
iconic Italian modern ceramic ashtray from the Rimini Blu series designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Italy. It is in beautiful original condition.
The Italian Ceramic Artist Aldo Lon...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Aldo Londi Table Lamp for Bitossi ceramic Italy 1960
By Bitossi
Located in Paris, FR
Aldo Londi Table Lamp for Bitossi ceramic with Turquoise glazing made in Italy around 1960
Height of the ceramic body incl.socket: 54 cm. Total height 87 cm; Diameter of the shade...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Two Bitossi Table Lamps by Aldo Londi, Gold Glazed Ceramic, Italy, 1970s
By Bitossi
Located in Stockholm, SE
Two Bitossi table lamps, ceramic with 24k metallic glaze. The Bitossi factory mixed 24-karat gold to their gold glazes to achieve the right luster. Original paper label which read: '...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Gold
Pair of ceramic lamps by Bitossi
By Bitossi
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
Pair of ceramic lamps by Bitossi
Pair of glazed ceramic lamps in shades of gold and copper.
By Bitossi (manufacturer) for Miranda ( Swedish retailer )
Italy, 1960
Dimension :
H...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Large Aldo Londi for Bitossi Table Lamp Blue Green Stripes Italian Ceramic 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Tall vintage Bitossi ceramic table lamp designed by Aldo Londi.
It's made of ceramic with stripes in blue, turquoise and green shades.
The lamp is made in Italy, circa 1960s.
Sold without lampshade. The lampshade can be requested.
It´s a new lampshade designed and made in Denmark. It is made of woven fabric with some texture and is off white. It has a top cover so it will spread a cozy light downwards.
The Bitossi bird...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Montelupo and Londi Mid-Century Blue Ceramic Italian Vase for Bitossi, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing mid-century blue glazed terracotta ceramic blue vase. This fantastic item was designed by Flavia Montelupo and Aldo Londi for Bitossi in Italy, Rimini, during the late 1950s ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Montelupo and Londi Midcentury Blue Ceramic Italian Vase for Bitossi, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing midcentury blue glazed terracotta ceramic blue vase. This fantastic item was designed by Flavia Montelupo and Aldo Londi for Bitossi in Italy, Rimini, during the late 1950s o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Bitossi Stambecchi by Aldo Londi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Nice vase from Bitossi by Aldo Londi. The pattern is Stambecchi or Caprone (goat), designed by Aldo Londi. A sgraffito and glazed pattern of goats in grey, brown and orange on a brus...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Table Lamp Ceramic by Bitossi Italy 1960, Numbered 22/44
By Bitossi
Located in Paris, FR
Table lamp ceramic Bitossi Italy 1960, numbered 22/44
Rare model, with cream white and gold glazed.
Good condition.
New shade and re wiring upon your stan...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Arabesque Ceramic Vase by Aldo Londi, Italy, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Lucca, IT
Ceramic vase Arabesque Collection by Aldo Londi from Bitossi, MonteLupo Firenze Italy, 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Bitossi Stambecchi by Aldo Londi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Nice vase from Bitossi by Aldo Londi. The pattern is Stambecchi or Caprone (goat), designed by Aldo Londi. A sgraffito and glazed pattern of goats in grey, brown and orange on a brus...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blue Ceramic Vase on Sterling Silver Base, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Barcelona, ES
'Rimini blu' glazed ceramic vase on sterling silver pedestal. Designed by Aldo Londi for by Bitossi. Italy, 1960s.
This eye-catching vase is made of blue glazed ceramic with engraved patterns surrounding the central part. Its gorgeous shades of blue and the geometric design of the patterns make this vase a highly decorative piece from the Mid-Century Modern period.
Rare find due to the sterling silver base.
Measures: 20,5 cm height x 16 cm diameter // 8,07 in height x 6,29 in diameter
About Bitossi (Manufacturer)
Like a Fellini movie, the ceramics of this famed Italian company embody a creative spectrum that ranges from the playful and earthy to the high-minded and provocative. Based in Florence, Bitossi Ceramiche draws on craft traditions that date back to the 1500s. These find expression in the artisanal vases and animal figures by the firm’s longtime art director Aldo Londi, as well as the colorful...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Italian Vintage Ceramic Rhimini Blue Vase by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, circa 1960
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Beautiful tall embossed vase in vibrant 'Rhimini' blue and turquoise by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, circa 1968. A great. piece of vintage, mid-century handmade Italian pottery.
Shape...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Midcentury Table Lamps by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Karlstad, SE
Pair of Mid-Century Modern ceramic table lamps by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, manufactured in Sweden.
Condition: Very good/excellent. Original shades with signs of age.
Measures: Heigh...
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Aldo Londi Very Large Ceramic Round Ashtray, Rimini Blu
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Blue glazed (Rimini Blu) ceramic large ashtray designed by Aldo Londi and manufactured by Bitossi.
Italy, 1950-1960s.
It was handcrafted in Italy with hand carved geometric design ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Pottery, Terracotta, Ceramic
Rimini Blu Ceramic Horse Sculpture by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Milan, IT
Ceramic standing horse sculpture by Aldo Londi for Bitossi.
Blue crystalline glaze enhancing the details of the decoration.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Yellow and Pink Totem by Karim Rashid
By Karim Rashid, Bitossi
Located in Milan, IT
This striking sculpture represents a colorful TOTEM in white clay with each of its five elements featuring a different geometric shape and solid, vivid ...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Ceramic Bitossi for Bergboms Table Lamps
By Bergboms, Bitossi
Located in Kramfors, SE
Pair of ceramic table lamps by Bitossi for Bergboms in Sweden. The pair are likely from the 1970s and have a cylindrical base and warm colours. Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Italian Mid-Century Art Pottery Textured Lamp Base
By Bitossi
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish mid-century art pottery lamp base by renowned Italian makers Bitossi and dating from around 1960. The hand-crafted lamp base is of...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Bitossi furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Bitossi furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of ceramic and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Bitossi furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 604 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 32 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by Bitossi were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Aldo Londi, Vico Magistretti, and Carlo Nason. Prices for Bitossi furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $166 and can go as high as $14,850, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,541.
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Questions About Bitossi Furniture
- Is all Bitossi signed?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022No, not all Bitossi is signed. A small number bear no marks at all. Most have either a hand-applied signature or a stamp that says "Italy" or "Made in Italy." You'll find a collection of expertly vetted Bitossi decorative objects and lighting on 1stDibs.
- Is Flavia the same as Bitossi?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 1, 2024No, Flavia and Bitossi are not exactly the same. The company Gruppo Colorobbia produces both Flavia and Bitossi pottery. Beginning in 1976, the Flavia collection featured more decorative art pieces than the Bitossi line. In 1994, Gruppo Colorobbia began calling everything Bitossi. However, you can find some select pottery that bears both the Flavia and Bitossi names. Explore a wide range of Bitossi pieces on 1stDibs.
- How do you identify a Bitossi?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024To identify a Bitossi, look for the maker's markings on the bottom and other inconspicuous areas. Beginning in the 1950s, Bitossi typically marked its pottery with a handwritten style number and the words "Made in Italy" or "Italy." After the 1970s, the Italian company started to imprint its name on its pieces. However, some Bitossi pottery is unmarked. As a result, you may want to consult a certified appraiser or a knowledgeable dealer for assistance with identification. On 1stDibs, explore a diverse assortment of Bitossi pottery.
- What is Bitossi's style?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024Bitossi's style has changed over the course of its more than 100-year history. However, the brand is most famous for its mid-century modern pieces made during the 1950s and ’60s. Bitossi ceramics also reflect the hallmarks of Scandinavian modern style. Explore a wide range of Bitossi pottery from some of the world's top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 1, 2024The history of Bitossi pottery began in 1926, when Guido Bitossi founded his shop in Montelupo Fiorentino, near Florence, Italy. He descended from a long line of artisans, including painters, sculptors and potters. His son Londi became the creative director of Bitossi in 1946 and was responsible for introducing the colorful glazes that Bitossi has become famous for during his 50-year tenure. During the 1950s, Ettore Sottsass began to design unique pieces for Bitossi, and his geometric bowls and vases redefined the art form of pottery and set major trends during the mid-century period. After Londi Bitossi stepped down, a new generation of the family took over, with Guido's granddaughter Cinzia Bitossi serving as artistic director and his great-granddaughter Ginevra Bocin acting as CEO. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of Bitossi pottery.